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Took this shot at the lift locks. Its one of those things you would tie your boat to while waiting your turn to go through the lckks. Or mooring for a period of time. Haven't the faintest idea of what the official name for it is.

 

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Jill

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Bollards!

 

Cleats are traditionally horned so that you can tie a figure of eight knot to secure a rope although for small boats and yachts there are specialist cleats for securing control-lines, halyards or sheets (ropes what control the setting of sails ;) ).

 

See http://www.westmarine.com/sailing-cleats for examples

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Could be a "running bollard" which is a guide for the mooring rope tied to a larger bollard a bit further in on the quay.

 

Allan

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Bollards!

 

Cleats are traditionally horned so that you can tie a figure of eight knot to secure a rope although for small boats and yachts there are specialist cleats for securing control-lines, halyards or sheets (ropes what control the setting of sails ;) ).

 

See http://www.westmarine.com/sailing-cleats for examples

 

The thing is, a lot of searchers won't know the fine points defining a cleat.  So include it for the ones who don't. :)

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Bollards!

 

Cleats are traditionally horned so that you can tie a figure of eight knot to secure a rope although for small boats and yachts there are specialist cleats for securing control-lines, halyards or sheets (ropes what control the setting of sails ;) ).

 

See http://www.westmarine.com/sailing-cleats for examples

 

The thing is, a lot of searchers won't know the fine points defining a cleat.  So include it for the ones who don't. :)

 

 

Quite, for  that reason I would include cleat and many of the other suggestions.

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Ah, the outer levels of vocabulary. I once asked Dave Brubeck if he knew the intervals in a Super Locrian mode. He thought about it for a second and then gave me the perfect answer: "My fingers know."  http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Super_Locrian_Improv_Jazz_Rock_Fusion_Applications_for_this_Mode_of_the_Melodic_Minor_Scale

 

This mode/scale would be something you would more likely hear Thelonious Monk making use of. 

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Mooring bollard. Plus all the other names mentioned. Capstan used to be a brand of very strong, un-tipped cigarettes years ago. As if that wasn't bad enough they did a 'full strength' variety too. 
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